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Mel Hurtig
Mel Hurtig, (born June 24, 1932) is a Canadian publisher, author, political activist and former political candidate. He was born and raised in Edmonton, Alberta and is the former president of the Edmonton Art Gallery. He has written several books critical of the Canadian government and its various policies. ==Businessman, Publisher and Author== In 1956 he opened a book store which later grew into one of the largest retail book operations in Canada, with three locations. His stores featured staging of plays, readings of poetry, and encouraged social interaction, and even permitting drinking coffee. After selling his stores in 1972, he established Hurtig Publishers. In 1980, he started work on ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', spending $12 million on a comprehensive national encyclopedia first published in 1985.〔("How Canada got an encyclopedia to call its own" ) Jane Taber, ''The Globe and Mail'', October 7, 2010〕 In September 1990, Hurtig published the five-volume ''Junior Encyclopedia of Canada'', the first encyclopedia for young Canadians. He sold the company to McClelland & Stewart in May 1991.〔("Mel Hurtig" ) The Canadian Encyclopedia〕
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